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1 posted on 08/11/2013 10:46:57 AM PDT by Jacquerie
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Thinking outside of the box ping!


2 posted on 08/11/2013 10:48:04 AM PDT by Jacquerie (To restore the 10th Amendment, repeal the 17th.)
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Two reference documents:

The first is from the American Legislative Exchange Council and is about 90% accurate. It’s available in a downloadable PDF.

Proposing Constitutional Amendments by a Convention of the States: A Handbook for State Lawmakers

The second fills in some holes from the previous document.

Report of the ABA Special Constitutional Convention Study Committee

Take the two documents together, and you have a good picture of how an Amendments Convention would work.

3 posted on 08/11/2013 10:55:06 AM PDT by Publius (And so, night falls on civilization.)
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By the same token, if you want to reform the national Republican Party, the place to start is with the state parties.

While the party has become an ineffectual weakling on the national level, it remains an effective force at the state level -- controlling thirty of the fifty states.

Let several of the more important state parties -- say, Texas, Wisconsin, South Carolina -- declare their independence from the national party. Then, see how quickly other state parties might follow suit.

The only states we need to concern ourselves with are the states that lean Republican at the national level. I.e., how the California Republican party reacts is of no consequence.

An intra-party insurrection at the state level is the best way to achieve reform of the national Republican party. There is no need of a third party if such an insurrection is successful.

4 posted on 08/11/2013 10:55:13 AM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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This is why Thomas Jefferson and others supported the idea
of a peaceful secession.

Christians and those who believe in a small and limited
government are greatly outnumbered.


11 posted on 08/11/2013 11:13:47 AM PDT by Lonely Are The Brave
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24 posted on 08/11/2013 12:46:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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Do you believe that you can communicate with your Congresscritter or Semator? Then you must believe that you can communicate with the CEO of Exxon. Or some Hollywood celebrutard. How many staffers does a Semator or Congressperson have? What do they do all day? My advice: go talk to your local dogcatcher if you want to get somewhere.


39 posted on 08/12/2013 1:50:55 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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